SR0833 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Petty Officer Jesse Lawrence Franklin Jr. of Chicago, on June 20, 2006; and

WHEREAS, He was born on June 16, 1984, to Sheryl and Jesse Franklin; as a child he enjoyed going to Vocational Bible School and attending Henderson Elementary; he graduated from Dunbar Vocational High School having excelled while there, making the Honor Roll nearly every semester; and

WHEREAS, Following high school, he often took jobs that allowed him to work closely with family members; he worked with his cousin, Richard, at West Loop Auto, and with his brother, Kristopher, his sister, Keyauna, and his cousin, Corey, at the Spirit of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, In September of 2004, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, on the USS Washington, working in the security and engineering fields; and

WHEREAS, He was united in marriage to LaTiana Bryant in April of 2005, with the couple expecting their first child in December of 2006; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Petty Officer Jesse Lawrence Franklin Jr. has been deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Sheryl and Jesse Franklin Sr.; his unborn child; his wife, LaTiana Franklin; his grandmother, June Brownlee; his grandfather, Guy Brownlee; his step-grandfather, Barney Fordham, his sisters, Keyauna (Yul) and Tyricka Franklin, LaTarsha and Rekia Carothers; his brothers, Kristopher Franklin, Jesse and Jeremy Carothers; his nieces, Keyhala Franklin, LaTaisha, Takira, Kiara, and Jakiyah Carothers; his nephews, Kristopher Franklin Jr., Tommie, Tyler, Keshawn, and Joshua Carothers; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Rhonda and Levester Bryant Sr.; his brother-in-law, Levester Bryant Jr.; his sisters-in-law, Latrice, LaRissa, and Leontyne Bryant; his favorite cousins, Corey and Shardae Wilson and Richard (Rakim) and Pamela Franklin; his great aunts, Mae Thomas (T) and Diana Alexander; his aunts, Shelia and Shawn Brownlee, Barbara, Mary, and Dorothy Franklin; his uncles, Calvin Wilson, James Alexander, Sam, Calvin, Jerry, Charles, and Willie Franklin; too many friends to name; and a host of cousins and other relatives; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Petty Officer Jesse Lawrence Franklin Jr., and we extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.